Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard

Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard 27th to 29th September 2016 Boston, United States of America Dear Colleague: It is our pleasure to invite you to the Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard on September 27-29, 2016. This highly engaging international conference is a place where academics, researchers, practitioners, administrators, educational leaders, policymakers, industry representatives, and others can meet to share ideas and network at one of the top higher education institutions in the world. The theme of the Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard is "Challenge 2030: Envisioning the Future of Education." The organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives under three topic tracks: * Education & Workforce Development * Information Technology * Innovation & Entrepreneurship Organizers: 21st Century Academic Forum (Nonprofit organization) Innovative Schools Network supported by the OECD WAYS OF PARTICIPATING - Oral Presentation: 25 minutes - Poster Presentation: 3 hours (held on September 28 from the a.m. coffee break through lunch) - Absentee Presentation: For those who are unable to join us at Harvard, we offer the opportunity to participate as an Absentee Presenter. Absentee Presenters can upload a narrated presentation to our website, have her/his abstract printed in the Conference Program Book, and submit a Conference Proceedings paper. - Non-Presenter (Listener): For those interested in attending to participate in the various presentations and skill workshop sessions. RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM We offer academic presentation and academic writing skills workshops for participants, providing an excellent opportunity to brush up on skills and learn with and from their colleagues. CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE http://www.21caf.org/5th-conference-at-harvard.html PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES All papers that meet the 21st Century Academic Forum's Conference Proceedings guidelines will be published in our online Conference Proceedings (ISSN: 2330-1236). Papers must be submitted for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings by December 29, 2016. We purposely set the deadline for papers three months following the conference with the rationale that authors should use the feedback they receive at the conference in crafting their final drafts of their paper. The Conference Proceedings will be published on March 29, 2017. The editors of our peer-reviewed Journal of 21st Century Education (ISSN: 2330-1244) select the best papers from the Conference Proceedings to appear in thematic issues of the journal. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Submission of your abstract proposal (maximum of 3 submissions) should be made in English through our Online Submission System until the final deadline of August 26, 2016. The Conference Committee reviews abstract proposals on a rolling basis and authors will typically receive a decision within two weeks of your submission. REGISTRATION DEADLINES We will be offering our Early Bird registration fee rate through July 1, 2016. The final date for presenters to make payment is September 4, 2016, and Non-Presenters (Listeners) can register through September 12, 2016. SEE YOU AT HARVARD! We hope that you can join us for this truly international interdisciplinary conference at one of the top higher-education institutions in the world. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or requests. Best regards, 21st Century Academic Forum / Innovative Schools Network supported by OECD Web address: http://www.21caf.org/5th-conference-at-harvard.html Enquiries: conferences@21caf.org

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